The COMPLETE History of Xenoblade - All 20+ Xeno Entries!

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The story of the Xeno series is also the story of its creator, Tetsuya Takahashi. From Xenogears to Xenosaga to Xenoblade, Monolith Soft has had quite the journey to become one of Nintendo's premiere developers! But how did it all come about? Join Derrick as he breaks down over 20 games and projects related to Xeno as well as their development history! And don't worry, there's NO SPOILERS!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction & Tetsuya Takahashi's Origins
4:46 - Xenogears
12:03 - Forming Monolith Soft & Xenosaga Ep. 1
19:36 - Xenosaga Freaks
21:11 - Xenosaga Ep. 2
27:50 - Xenosaga: Pied Piper
29:54 - Xenosaga: The Animation
31:47 - Namco X Capcom
33:23 - Xenosaga II to III: A Missing Year
34:11 - Xenosaga I & II
37:39 - Xenosaga Ep. 3
43:00 - Nintendo's Purchase of Monolith Soft
46:06 - Soma Bringer
47:46 - Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier & Exceed
48:57 - Monado: Beginning of the World
57:21 - Xenoblade Chronicles
1:03:01 - Operation Rainfall
1:06:40 - Project X Zone
1:08:05 - Shulk in Super Smash Bros.
1:08:42 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
1:10:45 - Xenoblade Chronicles X
1:23:02 - Project X Zone 2
1:24:33 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2
1:33:47 - Torna: The Golden Country
1:37:08 - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
1:41:24 - Pyra & Mythra in Super Smash Bros.
1:42:01 - Monolith's Journey & Outro
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@Chconroy Жыл бұрын

After hearing the struggle of Monolith to make Xenogears and Xenosaga, it touched my heart to hear that Yamagami told Takahashi to not cut anything and promise to get the time they needed from Nintendo.

@varenoftatooine2393 Жыл бұрын

What a legend, without him, this series might not be what it is today.

@GG256_ Жыл бұрын

@@varenoftatooine2393 Look at what we get when ambitious creators refuse to compromise their integrity and vision.

@MinorCirrus Жыл бұрын

A real power move that allowed one of the best games of all time to exist.

@benjaminsears9106 Жыл бұрын

Technically, only Squaresoft developed Xenogears. Of course, I never really understood why Squaresoft thought 900k was bad. What an undeserved slap in the face from Square.

@XanderVJ Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminsears9106 That's a black legend of sorts. Takahashi has said multiple times that the short comings from both "Xenogears" and "Xenosaga" came from his lacking management skills at the time and the inexperience of most of his team members, not because Square nor Namco didn't support him. Heck, a sequel to "Xenogears" was greenlit, it's just it was during the time when Square was starting to deviate resources, not only from Takahashi's team, but from the entire company, towards movie production, something that affected all Square games not titled "Final Fantasy". Ditto Namco, who supported the entire "Xenosaga" franchise way more than most fans give them credit for (they created 3 spin-off games, produced an anime series and multiple merchandising, for crying out loud). But of course, the narrative of greedy corporations squashing the creativity of a bohemian artist is too strong to resist to many, I guess.

@TheGoldenBolt Жыл бұрын

When you factor in Monolith's support teams, the studio's game design philosophy single-handedly leading to a game like Breath of the Wild even being possible for Nintendo, and how close Takahashi and co. came to working on so many historic games (between Xenogears near-missing as a story for FFVII, the doomed Chrono sequel, Mother 3), there's an argument to be made that they're one of the most important studios of the 21st century so far. It's insane.

@MentalLiberation Жыл бұрын

I second that!

@FluffyWuffy17 Жыл бұрын

After seeing how good they managed to make Xenoblade 3 look on Switch using some sort of temporal magic, I kinda can't wait to see how much better the Zelda sequel looks and runs compared to BotW

@GG256_ Жыл бұрын

@@FluffyWuffy17 im in the camp that believes Botw 2 will be a dual release on a new console and the footage shown is for said console. Zelda releases are no stranger to this concept, and botw 2 is looking a little *too crisp for Switch. But it’s not impossible, botw was beautiful, x3 is beautiful, somehow they can manage the depth of field and draw distance impeccably. But I look at that map and the textures of the clouds in botw 2 and im like, “on a switch? Damn.”

@6dm978 Жыл бұрын

@@FluffyWuffy17 a good amount of the textures look pretty bad up close though. What can you do, that’s the Nintendo switch for ya.

@animeweedlord Жыл бұрын

false call of duty

@alexchow2728 Жыл бұрын

Y'know, after all MonolithSoft's been through, I think we can safely say that these really have been the Xenosaga.

@dantelawrence4676 Жыл бұрын

Shut up, Alex

@manuelalbertoromero9528 Жыл бұрын

...-_-

@ezequiel2000 Жыл бұрын

*Credits roll*

@kerijizo Жыл бұрын

Bddmmmmtssssss..

@luigi580 Жыл бұрын

Shut up, Alex

@WatteTv Жыл бұрын

19:52 Wooow thanks for the credit. I guess I'll take a few seconds to introduce myself. I own the world's largest Xenosaga collection and am working on the Blade series. I preserve all media for the Xeno series and subtitle as much of it as I can and house it on my KZfaq channel as well as store old digital media exclusively on my discord. I've been a fan of the series for over 20 years now and am excited to be streaming Xenoblade 3 this launch! Keep up the good work GVG on giving our beloved Xeno Series some much needed attention! Wild to see it grow so much!

@DinfarManshad Жыл бұрын

u are literally a god send

@WatteTv Жыл бұрын

@@DinfarManshad blush

@deviantnia Жыл бұрын

My gamertag was l k0s mos l, I loved her so much

@BigBrotherGnE Жыл бұрын

Time for me to sub to you, my good friend.

@GeorgeZimmermen Жыл бұрын

Nerd alert!

@ShadowJss Жыл бұрын

The fact that the original xenogears was called project Noah and that it's now the protagonist's name in xenoblade 3 is pretty cool to know ! Thanks for you video and for all the work that went into it.

@MK-bi1hj Жыл бұрын

And now, he keeps becoming more and more of a Fei reference by the day

@pinguman13 11 ай бұрын

Started from the bottom now we here 🤣

@goldmemberpb Жыл бұрын

The sheer ambition and stubornness Takahashi has for telling the complete Perfect Works story cannot be overstated. The man might finally get that goal with the xenoblade series.

@blumiu2426 Жыл бұрын

The Perfect Works story can't be told given it's broken up with different publishers and his wife was half the force behind it. Xenoblade is very much something new he started as Takahashi does get bored easily with things. There already were retcons in Perfect Works not seen in Xenogears and concessions were made with Xenosaga. There would be no way that Xenoblade could perfectly tie-in given the time between, how the Xohar and other aspects are veery different. The episodes he originally planned on got as far as Xenosaga it would seem before he took a new approach and did a time leap to soft-reboot/start a new story in the same universe, if that. Kind of a brand name than continuation of Perfect Works that had plans for a very different story we've seen with Xenoblade.

@currywurst2434 Жыл бұрын

@@blumiu2426 He reworks the ideas into new games. Klaus Saga is finished with Xenoblade 3 DLC and this will be a cut, we'll see how the Xenoblade Series evolves and in which direction it goes.

@blumiu2426 Жыл бұрын

@@currywurst2434 No idea has been reworked that he planned for the original Xeno series. It couldn't because some things I don't think he can use because it is under BandaiNamco, this after he had already started somewhat again after leaving Square. He also has a penchant for moving on to new things and of course that would happen after 20 years. It's very light-hearted now and simple, even a tonal shift from Xenoblade Chronicles to the moe-level of anime Xenoblade 2 was (plus he put a harem in the game, a harem that fulfilled with the MC impregnating three women like traditional Mormon lol) It's just not the same series or story, especially given his wife was also part of it all originally and now it's just him. The series just hasn't caught on like many thought would happen with XC3 outside it's fanbase. Personally, Japan has a problem now that when it makes any that look anime, it uses anime tropes and conventions instead of just telling a story with those visuals. It already reinvented the series last game, so I'm not sure what more it can do when it made it so female characters cranked out like gachas.

@Wiseman108 11 ай бұрын

@@blumiu2426 Honestly the best we can hope for is a proper remake of Xenogears that includes all of the cut content. Of course that would require Square, Monolith, and Nintendo to come to some sort of agreement which seems unlikely. Even if that never happens I would like to see all of the old Xeno games re-released on modern consoles even if it is just PS Classics ports.

@blumiu2426 11 ай бұрын

@@Wiseman108 Most definitely will never happen. Too much red tape for something they wouldn't be confident in the sales of unless it was altered to cater to the casual market, meaning ARPG leaning heavily into action like FFXVI. And given how censorship ready SE is now, Xenogears would have so many scenes and dialogue changed that the game wouldn't be the same because it was a mature story. It's so far removed from what Monolith does now it's hard to consider they stemmed from one another other than Xohar appearing in every entry in some way.

@BeardBear Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video!

@Luxin_Xeno Жыл бұрын

Can't take too much time because I'm busy playing 3 myself now, but excellent job not only recapping Xeno in a greater context but also elaborating on just why the series is so special. This was a massive undertaking and I'm happy it turned out so well, congratulations on a job superbly done!

@danielgervasi9567 Жыл бұрын

I know this is a ton of work but Derrick has such a talent for doing these longer features/retrospectives! Congrats on another amazing video (SMT was also incredible). Take a well deserved break…but I’d love to see another one like this down the line.

@pockystyx4087 Жыл бұрын

I really hope we get a Xenoblade Chronicles X remaster at some point, that game deserves so much more than to be stuck on the WiiU.

@kaizerlith7070 Жыл бұрын

Man I really hope we can get an updated Xenosaga releases. I have them all still for ps2 but would absolutely love an hd compilation. I know Namco and the lead from Tekken said there wasn't enough demand but it would be so awesome.

@brotbrotsen1100 Жыл бұрын

Also a ridiculous excuse i think. Release it on all platforms and make clear that they are connected to xenoblade and it will sell, alternatively i wish monolith would just get the rights back.

@runed0s86 Жыл бұрын

Nah, that would make too much sense.

@RevolverLink Жыл бұрын

God, seeing Xenoblade X in action just reminds me how freaking cool that game is, and what a shame it is more people haven't been able to play it.

@MarcuStar745XD Жыл бұрын

We're close to the 10th anniversary, we might see it again soon

@baileypalmer103 Жыл бұрын

@@MarcuStar745XD man I sure hope so. X is such a great game.

@GG256_ Жыл бұрын

X is good, but suffers severely from pacing issues and structural design choices in comparison to 1,2, and 3. I also think it being a Wii U release stunted its growth too. Nothing quite like flying around those maps in a mech though... after 30 some odd hours.

@tiamatschosen Жыл бұрын

@@GG256_ and one of the few games where farming was well rewarded once you fnished your perfect build

@TheExFatal Жыл бұрын

If they're to remaster it, then I hope they completely replace the UI

@morksisnthererightnow8738 Жыл бұрын

I-… wow Derrick… I was beyond impressed with the SMT retrospective but this one coming so soon after only makes me even more shocked. You have a natural talent at making literally anything look and sound interesting and I absolutely adored these two retrospectives. Thank you for releasing this just in time for Xenoblade 3 it made me just that little bit more excited for it.

@emiliomiranda6567 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Derrick for your dedication and time to bring light to all these amazing games and their development story. Truly a work of love that must have taken you ages to put together. Cheers!

@chasonlapointe Жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic video... I would not be able to live with myself if I did not sub and leave a tip after the amount of work you put into this retrospective!

@shanedent8421 Жыл бұрын

This was wonderful, thank you so much! You taught me so much about one of my favorite developers. I have loved Takahashi's work since playing Xenogears as an early teen and the Xenosaga series (especially Episode I) ruled my life for a long time. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this additional history and context! Also, for anyone who has yet to try any of these games, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is absolutely a fantastic jumping-on point for beginners!

@otaviopalanca Жыл бұрын

The best retrospective available on the Internet, period! Plus a shout out to Xenoblade X, which is a masterpiece and unfortunately, a hidden gem! 💎

@Doors067 Жыл бұрын

I didn't like it

@callmezeldaonemoartime Жыл бұрын

@@Doors067 and you’re uncultured

@robertsnitchler3016 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved Xenoblade X.

@brotbrotsen1100 Жыл бұрын

Never played it, still hoping for a switch port. Would be great to have the complete xenoblade series on one platform.

@ltb1345 Жыл бұрын

@@Doors067 Probably because you're a more casual gamer who plays JRPGs just for the stories, no offense.

@CheloWiiU Жыл бұрын

When I played Xenoblade 1 on Wii back in 2014, it became my favorite game of all time. Then when Xenoblade 2 came out, it became my favorite as well (Now I can't decide which one is the best so they're both my number 1 ). And now Xenoblade 3 has come out, I'm playing it and I'm around Chapter 3. As a person living in Chile I don't have access to the old games, but it was really really nice to see Monolith's and Takahashi's complete story. I really want to thank Derrick for this video, he's so dedicated and passionate for bringing us the best content. 🔥👏

@felipeschlegel6964 Жыл бұрын

X 2 my friend

@padraicburns9278 Жыл бұрын

Xenogears #1!

@michaelbarnard8529 7 күн бұрын

Try Xenogears. It is much deeper than any of the other games.

@marcotewlow8533 Жыл бұрын

This video is such an absolute triumph. Easily the best video on the franchise I’ve ever seen. Congrats Derrick, you should be proud!

@Jon_Cummins Жыл бұрын

Ya but it was also about all their other franchises, besides Baten Kaitos for some reason 🤔

@CRAgamer Жыл бұрын

I hope one day all of Takahashi's works will be easily accessible for the world to see, the amount of heart, ambition technical knowhow, effort and even just pushing the limits of what he and his crews can do is deserving of recognition.

@MonadoBoyFlameRock Жыл бұрын

Ok This Right here is Amazing outright! keep up the good work guys

@jacobmonks3722 Жыл бұрын

Monolithsoft has quickly become one of my favorite game studios. I am blown away by their ambition, passion, and work ethic. From what I've read, it sounds like a good place to work too. Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games I've ever played, and I hope to say the very same about their 3.

@Luffy2008 Жыл бұрын

Masterful work again Derrick, loved to heard about all the development history of this franchise and mad respect for avoiding giving spoilers about the plot of this games.

@primemetroid4427 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Great vid so far. Lots of love and work in this one and I’m not even done but had to comment. XC2 was my first, I played definitive and watched a play through of X. XC2 is one of my all time fav games and I’ve always wanted to know more about the series so thank you for this!! Monolith is one of my fav devs now so this history right before release is perfect!

@kevinpoling1175 Жыл бұрын

1 week into XC3 and I can say it easily lives up to the high expectations and monolithsoft is keeping up its momentum!!

@leoryzap Жыл бұрын

Excellent video thank you. Very few of these xeno recap videos offer a look behind the curtain and at the development challenges of the games

@Izzak_Beck Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that you were able to get it done in time man, can't wait to give it a watch!

@Yungson29 Жыл бұрын

It is an honor to have played the game xenogears , and xenosaga ,as a child I escaped to this world I became part of this world that was created for us to these games ,even to this day the soundtrack of xenogears still makes me emotional, I have no idea why but it tugs so deeply at my soul and my heart

@carpetfresh9278 Жыл бұрын

What's most impressive about this is the insane amount of info you were able to gather for this. We need more of this

@KaizzeSMH Жыл бұрын

I find most video essays hard to get into, but this was amazing. Thanks so much for your work on this.

@AngelofAmbrosia Жыл бұрын

Project Noah … Noah in Xenoblade 3 … holy cow… the connections are soooo deep.

@pancakeburglar9361 Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic Derrick!! Great work!! Man I want a Xenoblade X Definitive Edition so bad, that game consumed me and really was one of the most unique rpgs I’ve played. Mira is still my favorite game world I’ve explored.

@Draydii Жыл бұрын

What a great video, amazing effort by Derrick. Thank you I only just finally started playing through the Xenoblade series this year with the hype of XC3 being announced, and just managed to catch up a couple weeks ago. It's easily entered itself into one of my favorite series of all time now.

@joychowdhury9270 Жыл бұрын

I really hope one day we get XenoGears Perfect Works HD-2D game by Team Asano from Square Enix & XenoSaga getting a full remake with all 6 episodes included like it intended to do.

@pugetsoundwaves Жыл бұрын

God damn an HD-2D Xenogears would be INCREDIBLE.

@armandostockvideos8386 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I think they would have to completely reboot xenosaga if they wanted it to be a 6 episodes story.

@AAhmou Жыл бұрын

It'd be an absolute blast. Xenogears was incredible, the only downsides it has were because it was a rushed game.

@ag9953 Жыл бұрын

Eww

@CoinSlotKitty Жыл бұрын

I posted a similar comment. Remaking Xenogears with the second half as intended would be awesome.

@ensislucis2395 Жыл бұрын

Derrick thank you so much for making this amazing video. I am so glad we have a very detailed timeline of not only the Xeno series, but Monolithsoft as a whole. I love Tetsuya Takahashi so much because it shows that one must never give up. From commercial failures, to commercial successes.

@casualfella5941 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Xenoblade is my favorite game and I’ve always been curious about the other Xeno games but had a hard time piecing it together! This was perfect!

@TheMainMii Жыл бұрын

Absolute dedication right here. Great work!

@kirindas4691 Жыл бұрын

Woohoo!! Thank you Derrick! Can't wait to dive through this Xeno history lesson!

@metaldl Жыл бұрын

First the Megaten vid, now this! Derrick is really going above and beyond for the sake of us JRPG enjoyers!

@vecryn8494 Жыл бұрын

wow, just stumbled on this vid and thanks for it. Xenogears has always been my all time favorite game, and learning a few things I hadn't known prior is awesome.

@MachFiveFalcon Жыл бұрын

0:45 "Searching for Friends" from FFVI in the background - a favorite of mine. Very nice touch!

@oakleafoasis8659 Жыл бұрын

Wow, Derrick, you're the man! It's evident that a lot of time and effort went into this video, and your hard work absolutely paid off. The script, visuals, narration, and overall presentation are concise and informative, really top notch stuff! So happy to see a video of this quality for my favorite series

@vincentkavanagh7458 Жыл бұрын

2 minutes in and I've already learned so much. Amazing stuff Derrick

@Chibi-Luka Жыл бұрын

I was a hard Xeno fan back when I had played Xenosaga and later Xenogears. This is an amazing in depth dive into the history of the Xeno series and I had learned a lot watching this. It gives me a newfound appreciation to the dedication of Monolith's team. I'm just getting around to sinking my teeth to the Xenoblade series and as an older fan I feel like a kid at the candy store. Thank you for giving the series the in-depth documentary it deserves. The attention to detail and thorough research truly paid off and I was hooked to every moment. I learned of some spin-offs I did not know of prior and it has me wanting to dive deeper into these games. I can't say it enough how much I loved this! Thank you for your hard work.

@celesticnova Жыл бұрын

This is such a great video. I learned a lot about my favorite developer through it. Now onto Xenoblade 3!

@MethaBenzy Жыл бұрын

The perfect watch to get through my work day, the last one before Xenoblade 3 comes out. I can't wait. Great work, Derrick!

@Chuggsy22 Жыл бұрын

Truly my favorite series of all time. The story of Xenogears, the characters of Xenosaga, and the world of Xenoblade are undoubtedly the greatest of their field

@aarons7950 Жыл бұрын

Love these documentary style videos hope to see more in the future. Great work Derrick :)

@andreworders7305 Жыл бұрын

X’s Music is freaking amazing. Hiroyuki Sawano was a great choice. I’ve never played the game, but it is by far my favorite game soundtrack.

@guguig9746 Жыл бұрын

Derrick, you outdid yourself, once again. Thank you for this hard work, it is massively appreciated.

@BearBoyJW Жыл бұрын

Finally finished this entire video. Thank you for the deep dive. I learned a lot about pretty much everything Xeno related that I think is a lot of new information for me, tbh.

@Mangoverboard1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks for all the effort on it!

@fanohhh Жыл бұрын

Love this video. You can tell how passionate Derrick is for this franchise. I remember his review of XC2 in GameXplaIn back in 2017 was the first one I saw and just sold me into the game immediately, this also being my first Xeno Game. Now Xeno is one of my favorite series, and I cannot wait for tomorrow to play Xenoblade 3!

@Booksds Жыл бұрын

This is a great video! I especially appreciate the effort taken to avoid spoilers, since now my interest has been stoked in trying out the earlier Xeno games for myself.

@qwikitty Жыл бұрын

😍 Xenogears was the very first jrpg that I've played all the way through!! It has an amazing story and the gameplay was awesome! I still have 2 physical copies and the guide book!

@dgc1570 Жыл бұрын

It really is amazing to see just how far Monolith Soft has come

@LukarWuff Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch for putting all of this information together into one video. As someone whose first real exposure to Monolith was through Xenoblade 3, this really helps put into perspective just how far they've come since the Squaresoft days. Bonus points for keeping things spoiler-free, as I now want to play all these games to figure out the stories behind them for myself. Great work!

@Pie-jz1ec Жыл бұрын

I was glued to this video the whole time the amount of research must have been insane good job!

@KostyaComm Жыл бұрын

Derrick you are amazing! I can't wait for Xenoblade 3 and this is the perfect thing to listen to while I wait. Congrats on finishing right on time.

@Jason-ts4mk Жыл бұрын

I don't leave comments often. This is investigative reporting at its best..true it's not national security or major politics...but to the people watching it's very much appreciated on how much time, investigation, and effort you put into this video. Thank you.

@dbrd5206 Жыл бұрын

This retrospective was fantastic, and I plan on watching the SMT one too. Great job

@SonicTheHedgehog014 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work as always! Really impressed it released just before XC3!

@MinorCirrus Жыл бұрын

This retrospective makes it abundantly clear that there would have never been a Breath Of The Wild without Xenoblade X. X is far from perfect and infuriating at times, but it is an underappreciated gem nonetheless.

@ltb1345 Жыл бұрын

Breath of the Wild feels extremely hollow after playing X, TBH.

@MinorCirrus Жыл бұрын

@@ltb1345 To be fair, BOTW does go for a more desolate feeling than the ever-plentiful Mira.

@runeliu Жыл бұрын

Man, this is an epic video but is so jam packed with amazing and inspiring information about the development of the games and a bit of the thought process that went into getting these games released. I want to work on my own game now after watching this. Kudos and thank you very much for making this video!

@undercoverduck Жыл бұрын

The JOY I felt when I saw that this is a scripted video rather than a discussion (which are also good! just not quite on the same level iykwim). I can't fathom how much time and work went into making this, but I'm incredibly glad that it got made.

@IBigDickI Жыл бұрын

I love this, thanks so much Derrick! You're the man!

@deadmetalbr Жыл бұрын

This is a really good video series and you should definitely make more of them even though they clearly take a load of effort. I’ve been chasing the high from GameTrailers Retrospectives for a decade now and this comes pretty close to scratching that itch. Keep it up!

@garethmitchell9140 Жыл бұрын

Genuinely one of the best videos I have watched on KZfaq. Excellent.

@darkluigi123456789 Жыл бұрын

As a fanboy of the series after XBC 2 and researching every nook and cranny Monolith Soft has done, I really like the video. So many details I have either forgotten or still didnt know. Like all the crossover games lol. XBC 3 is a no brainer for me. #InMonolithWeTrust

@viewtifuljoe99 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this Derrick. Your knowledge and experience with the series shines through. A fun experience while impatiently waiting for Xenoblade 3 tomorrow.

@vastneon Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of stuff I watch this channel for. Great work.

@caseycoker1051 Жыл бұрын

I love these long form deep dives. I found this channel through the Shin Megami Tensei Deep Dive, and despite not being anywhere near as interested in the Xeno Franchise (I've played Xenogears and XenoSaga Episode 1, that's it) I'm totally here for this! Edit - To answer your question from the end of the video - YES PLEASE! I will watch any and all retrospectives of this kind you care to produce. Aside from the obvious choices like FF and DQ, here are a few suggestions from me - the Tales series, the YS series, or the Fire Emblem series. the Trails games, Suikoden, the Shining franchise, or the SaGA games could all be really interesting as well. Thanks for the content! I'm sure these take A LOT of time and dedication to produce.

@anniedee5796 Жыл бұрын

I adore these deep dives into video game history. Would love to see more!!

@nathanandrus4246 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, Derrick! I've always been interested in the Xeno games outside of Xenoblade, and Monolith Soft is definitely one of my favorite developers. Great research and thoughtful pacing, as always! Now get some rest!!

@Ozzy_08x Жыл бұрын

Derrick with a lengthy Xeno video that would make Chuggaaconroy proud! Can’t wait for lunch to watch this!

@Coolio_Ash Жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of you Takahashi! Your love for mechs shows through in all of your works.

@Krennn Жыл бұрын

loved the video, learned a lot. Honestly was only knowledgeable about Xenogears and Saga. But you've got me interested in Xenoblade as well. Still wishing for a remake of Xenogears, but having played through it recently I can say it still is a testament to Monolith's creative teams ingenuity and brilliance

@Schlaym Жыл бұрын

I know this must have been tons of work. Thank you so much! I love long, intricate videos about games, I am not even interested in the xeno series that much, but enjoyed this video tremendously. What I would want is them being able to make and remake all six parts of Xenogears with all the time and money they need!

@b3llydrum Жыл бұрын

How did I miss this upload, what a legend. Thank you Derrick. Can't wait to listen tomorrow.

@ShallBePurified Жыл бұрын

Finished just in time. You madman.

@dgc1570 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on finishing up another massive project such as this

@jasonso2056 Жыл бұрын

My first Xenoblade game was Xenoblade 1’s Definitive Edition back in May 2020. It got me hooked on the series and since then I have also played and very much enjoyed Xenoblade 2! I’ll also be getting Xenoblade 3 later today! I’m so excited! It is very fascinating and inspiring to see Monolith Soft have such big visions for the games they create and to have said visions become reality. Really goes to show that anything is possible if you put your mind (and enough resources) to it.

@lukesi2389 Жыл бұрын

And someone supporting and believing in your visions.

@FearFox Жыл бұрын

So grateful to have a video like this! ❤️ Xenoblade 3 was absolutely incredible. The callbacks were just so amazing ❤️

@exiledgoldfish6329 Жыл бұрын

These long form retrospectives are FANTASTIC. Hope to see some other JRPG series like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Hell the game trailers final fantasy retrospective from like 10+ years ago needs to be topped finally lol

@TheRootBeerKing Жыл бұрын

Never played Xenoblade, but I loved Xenogears and watching this has made me want to check out Xenoblade now. Especially the ones on the switch, those anime graphics look amazing.

@cemarz Жыл бұрын

The downfall of Xenosaga is a tragedy. Episode 3 in particular is a masterpiece. Best game they've made.

@soulraiser7777 Жыл бұрын

I feel like his dream was to far ahead for its time.

@ltb1345 Жыл бұрын

TBH I think they were way too ambitious and should've focused on a tight trilogy narrative from the start, maybe a quadrilogy at most.

@BenjiBearPup Жыл бұрын

This was a great watch! The amount of passion and research Derrick has poured into this is incredible and is felt from start to finish! I enjoyed watching this immensely and learned more about the Xeno series! Me personally I started with Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and found it hard to get into, not fully understanding the combat and the story a bit slow. I always promised i'd give the series another go and picked up Xenoblade 2 at launch but due to life problems I didn't end up starting until the Pandemic hit. After that I fell in love big time. Played through it completely, all side quests, characters maxed. Finished XC1 when DE came out, played through Torna and hyped and ready for XC3. Hope you keep up these retrospectives, they are well worth the wait and the effort put into them is inspiring. Personally i'd love to see a Tales series retrospective next, but given the sheer amount of titles in that series I can see it dwarfing the SMT Retrospective. Regardless keep up the amazing work! :D

@StaceyUK Жыл бұрын

I loved this video. So informative! Thank you for putting in all that effort.

@maxsonly Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video Derrick. Amazing work 👍

@Keitarooou Жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@jeekim1734 Жыл бұрын

great video with all the informative content regarding Xeno series. Thanks Derrick working on this

@enkidu52 Жыл бұрын

what a fascinating retrospective, perfect to watch while diving into the third xenoblade chronicles; this video is brilliant and very informative about a story that needs to be heard, thank you for this.

@Laura-fl1rp Жыл бұрын

Kudos for your excellent work. This is the most informative and well produced video that I´ve watched from this excellent saga. Subscribed.

@canosisplays5152 Жыл бұрын

This was amazing. Thanks for the hard work and passion that obviously went into this! Subbed.

@Arizzo97 Жыл бұрын

A fantastic retrospective Derrick. Learned a whole lot in this video and I consider myself a true diehard fan. The effort that you put into this clearly shows. Outstanding work and I look forward to your review of XC3 in the next month of 2

@selder_7 Жыл бұрын

The absolute kings of game development. If Xenoblade had the respect it deserved no other game, film, tv series, book or album would release in the same month for fear of being completely overshadowed

@exiledgoldfish6329 Жыл бұрын

I loved the series but I don’t think I’d go that far lol

@realbiggestlegofanconnor7007 Жыл бұрын

Xenoblade chronicles 3 LITERALLY comes out TOMORROW and I am SO hyped for it

@robleon6368 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I've loved the Xenoblade games but never got the full story of the games that came before it, so this was a perfect rundown. And it's honestly so heartening to see how Monolith went from always being thwarted by the game business to finally getting the opportunity and free rein to fully realize their vision. I would love to see more of these videos. I'd watch anything but would particularly be interested in seeing one about Fire Emblem which has had a long history, and a video like this would be a good primer for people interested in the old games after seeing the older characters in Engage. I've seen some restrospectives on that series, but none done as well as this or the SMT video.

@roquefigueroa4916 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Derrick for making such a great video on Monolithsoft and the Xeno series. I appreciate the Xenoblade games even more now. I can definitely say Xenoblade 3 is another masterpiece created by Tetsuya Takahashi and his team.